वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-3, verse-27

एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु धर्मात्मा धर्मिष्ठं वचनं पितुः ।
निवेशयामास तदा लङ्कां पर्वतमूर्धनि ॥२७॥

27. etacchrutvā tu dharmātmā dharmiṣṭhaṃ vacanaṃ pituḥ ,
niveśayāmāsa tadā laṅkāṃ parvatamūrdhani.

27. etat śrutvā tu dharmātmā dharmiṣṭham vacanam
pituḥ niveśayāmāsa tadā laṅkām parvatamūrdhani

27. dharmātmā tu pituḥ etat dharmiṣṭham vacanam
śrutvā tadā laṅkām parvatamūrdhani niveśayāmāsa

27. Having heard this, the virtuous soul (dharmātmā) then established Laṅkā on the mountaintop, according to his father's most righteous command.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (command) (this, that)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the consequence (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the virtuous soul (virtuous soul, righteous nature, one whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness)

• धर्मिष्ठम् (dharmiṣṭham) - most righteous (referring to the father's command) (most righteous, most virtuous, most constitutional)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - command (word, speech, command)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (Viśravas) (of the father)

• निवेशयामास (niveśayāmāsa) - established (Lanka) (caused to enter, established, settled)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - the city of Lanka (Lanka)

• पर्वतमूर्धनि (parvatamūrdhani) - on the mountain top

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (command) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the consequence (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the virtuous soul (virtuous soul, righteous nature, one whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - virtuous soul, righteous person, one whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, nature, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

धर्मिष्ठम् (dharmiṣṭham) - most righteous (referring to the father's command) (most righteous, most virtuous, most constitutional)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmiṣṭha

dharmiṣṭha - most righteous, most virtuous, most observant of (dharma)

Superlative of dharmin.

Root: dhṛ

Note: Agrees with vacanam.

वचनम् (vacanam) - command (word, speech, command)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, command

From root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of śrutvā.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (Viśravas) (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Qualifies vacanam.

निवेशयामास (niveśayāmāsa) - established (Lanka) (caused to enter, established, settled)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of niveśay

Causative, Perfect tense

Causative of ni-viś. Periphrastic perfect using āmāsa with the stem.

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun tad.

लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - the city of Lanka (Lanka)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Lanka (name of a city/island)

Note: Object of niveśayāmāsa.

पर्वतमूर्धनि (parvatamūrdhani) - on the mountain top

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parvatamūrdhan

parvatamūrdhan - mountain top

Compound type : tatpurusha (parvata+mūrdhan)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, top, summit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location where Lanka was established.